Controller for automobile heaters and the like



Feb. 17, 1931. P. F. VICTOR 1,793,266

CONTROLLER FOR AUTOMOBILE HEATERS AND THE LIKE Filed March 8. 1928 JTLUQ IiEr: lfiul I (/z'czfor con rnonnnanoaAuroMoBILnnnArERsniin THE Linn I I [A p ation filed March 3-,

My invention "relatesv to controllers for automobile heaters and the like. 7

One of'theobjects of the invention is to jL device of the class specified.-

' Another object of the invent on to range for the advantageous and simple con .trol ofthe amount of heat emitted by the heater and to permit the ready variation of 153 this heat, as desired.

fAnother object of the invention is to ar-f range for-the ready and convenient mounting of the controlling mechanism so that it-may' be not only accessible, but also readilyand.

. easily operable by a person in an automobile.

Anotherbbjectfof the invention is to arrange to'accommodatethe devicetodi'fierent positions or locations in the automobile.

In the accompanylng drawlngsz I Z0 Fig. 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section ofa portion 0t an automobile provided with a heater and controlling'mechanism therefor embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on line,22

in Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a plan view on a still further enlarged scale of the operating portion of the device. y

Referring to the drawings, I show an inclined member 1 which is understood to be the footboard of an automobile. In the rear ofthis and set inthe floor 2 of an automobile is a heater 8, the construction of which is not shown, as said heater forms no part of the present invention. A pipe 4 is understood to be an exhaust pipe from the automobile motor or other suitable pipe for conveying heated gases to the heater 3. For such purposes a branch or sidepipe 5 is shown, leading from pipe 4- to heater 3. V For controlling which may pass from pipe 4 into heater 3, suitable arrangement may be made, as for example, a valve 6 which may be pivoted at 7 so that it may swing up and down andmore or less open the port or aperture at the junction of pipes 4 and 5.

5 "8 connectedto theouter end ofpivot 7 and provide a simple, practical and advantageous the amount of heated gas;

For controlling the valve 6, I show an arml- PAUL 1m opi g ms imfmoIsip 18 28: nmate J52." I in turn having/a pivotal connection at 9} with a link or rod'lO, which latter is provided with a-collar' or sleeve 11 which is'inte'rnally' V,

screw-threaded withithr'eads adapted to co:- operate witii'the threads ofasc'rewj member 1 12. The collar '11; may be secured to link or i rod lObyscrews 13 (Fig.2),orby welding or otherwise. The screw member 1-2- is provided at-itsiup per end with ahand wheel15by whichit may thus turned screw 12 willfmove or work :up and down incollar' 11 and-thereby raise and"; lowerthe'rod or link 10 andcausef-an adjust-'2 mentof'valvet to admit more Or'lessheating" 65 gas or fluid into pipe 5 anaheat re. For advantageous 'ttachment to the 'floor orfrontjmember 1 oithe automobile,I show I i an arrangement in the-orm;of a ball and socket, or univers'aljjoint device, which may consist of a coils'pring 116 surroundingthe erend ofscr'ewrner'nber 12,a stop'or collar 17 for the-lower endbf said spring 16,'and apl'ate 18 serving"- as a stop'for the upper end of [spring :16. Plate ,18 preferably has an aperture 19 sufliciently *large to accommodate screw member 12'but not large enough" tofac commodate the hub portion 200i hand wheel 15,.the side wallsY21 of plate 18 being preferably rounded and the lower "end '22 of hub portion 20' beingpreferably'cone-shaped, so F that plate 18 may be 'angularly 5 adjusted with "reference to screw member 12 and hub 20. PlatelS'may be secured to the floor portion'l many suitable manner, as for example, by screws 23, said member 1 being provided with an aperture or opening 24' of sufficient" size to receive "and" readily accommodate spring 16 and associatedparts. 1 'By such arrangement'the' controlling de-' vice'orinechanism may be applied by attaching v plate 18, as indicated, andconnecting: link 10'with the valve arm ormembei' and turning hand wheel 15 so as to adjust the controlling valve in any desired manner. This application offthe controlling mechanism is very convenient and accessible, being on the floor or other part of the automobile inany oconvenientiplacewhere it may be "readily reached andtu'rned by the hand, or even "by be-readily turned by hand and-wlien *it,is

the foot, if desired. Accuracy of adjustment is readily obtainable because of the screw threaded arrangement and positive operation readjusted bytheoperator.

The connection between the device and the I floor or other wall or'p'artition of theauto mobile accommodates various inclinations of I the operating parts, so that the device may Elbe I ingfrom the spirit of the invention. j

applied to various different types or makes ofcars and also to-the same car in different positions or-fangularities, and also so that a change in angularity after or during installation will not interfere at all with the'efiective operationofthe mechanism. v H It will be understood that changes and modifications may be made without depart- WhatjI claim is: v l. A valve :device comprisinga body having a port therein, a valve for the. port, a threaded member inounted for rotation to actuate the, valve, a plate for journalling said threaded member, a stop-collar on, (said threaded member below (the said plate anda coilspring reacting; between the said plate and-the said stop collar ;;Eor frictionally. resistingrotation of thesaid threadedmember.

2. A valve. deviceleomprisinga bod-y havv ing a .port therein, a :valve for the port, a'

- valve.

threaded member mounted .zEor ,rotation to actuateithe valve,- a plate=for j ournalling said threaded vmember, a stop-collar .on said threaded member below the said plate and a coil spring reactingibetween the said plate and the saidstop-collar, a hand-'wheelton the threaded member above the said plate, a ,frusit to conoidal hub'on the hand-wheel, atcooperating opening in the plate :forreoeiuing-the conoidal portion of the ,hub whereby angular relation with respect to the gthrea'dedrnember and the plate may varywithout interfering with :the proper, operation ofthe related parts.

'3. In an automobile heating device derivingits heating medium by bypassing the ,mo-

tor-exhaust gases lthereinto, a bypass valve, means for controlling the amount of gases passing through said bypass valve, said means including a screw-threaded rod, acoil spring around said rod for,frictionallyresiste ing its =rotation,a link and .a screw-threaded collar attached to the "link, said collar associated with the .screw-threadedrod 'whereby rotative motion of the said sod is "translated to reciprocating;motionl'ofthe said collar for wheel.

support, a screw-threaded member having a reduced portion, said reduced portion ar-' ranged to pass through the opening in the said plate, a stop-collar on the said reduced portion, a spring reacting between the stopcollar and the bottom of the plate, and a handwheel above ithe plate secured to the ieaded 'lnember for operating same, and

ther'bythe valve, a hunch the said hand-w wheel'arranged to'contact the said cover .plate andlresistireaetion of the said spring. 5.j In a device of the class described, having :an apertured support for t-he parts, a valve below the support, a cover plate securedto the upper side ofthe said support, an openingin the said cover plate concentric with the said aperture in the support, a screwthreaded member having a rerdliced :portion, said, reduced portion arn n edj to pass through the'opening-inLthesaidplate, astopcollar on :thesaid reduced-portion, a compression spring reacting between the stop-collar and the bottom of the plate, a handwheel above the ,plate secured to the threaded memher for operating same and thereby the valve, a hub on the said handwheel arranged to coni tact the said cover plate, said compression sprln g arranged to cause friction between :the

said cover plate the Ehubjflofthe hand .In witnesswhereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this QOt-h'day .of February, A. D. 1928; l f v ,FQVICTOR.

rocking :the said link, therehy operating the 4;. .In aldeviceofitheclassldescribedhaving. a"

said support, an opening .in ,the saidCoverv on e t i th-t e d-a tur isr he 

